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| 11 Oct 2009 - 22:35 | Pagina 12, Argentina
URL: www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/3-13 . . .
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GRUPOS CONSERVADORES CONTRA EL ENCUENTRO DE MUJERES QUE EMPIEZA HOY EN TUCUMAN
“Hay una campaña en contra”
El encuentro se lleva a cabo en la provincia donde desapareció Marita Verón y donde aún no se aplica la Ley de Salud Reproductiva. La Iglesia ya inició una campaña en rechazo al aborto y convocó a sus fieles a participar del evento.
Por Luciana Peker
Desde San Miguel de Tucumán
“Hay grupos fascistas que han hecho una campaña sistemática contra el encuentro de mujeres”, apunta Vicky Disatnik, psicóloga e integrante de la Comisión Organizadora del 24º Encuentro de Mujeres en Tucumán que se realiza, a partir de hoy, con una masiva concurrencia, pero también con una fuerte resistencia de la Iglesia y de sectores conservadores.
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www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/3-133259-2009-10-10.html
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| 11 Oct 2009 - 19:52 | American Contstitutional Blog
URL: www.acslaw.org/node/14362
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Shackling Pregnant Inmates During Labor Cruel and Unusual
By Kathrine Jack, Staff Attorney, National Advocates for Pregnant Women
On Friday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a long-awaited decision in Nelson v. Norris, a case asking whether it is a violation of the Eighth Amendment to restrain a pregnant inmate by handcuffing her legs to her hospital bed during labor and whether the corrections officer who shackled the defendant's legs was entitled to qualified immunity. In a six-to-five en banc decision, the Eighth Circuit held that this was a constitutional violation and that the guard was not entitled to qualified immunity.
The decision is a major victory for the growing movement to end the inhumane practice of shackling incarcerated pregnant women. This victory came from a surprising source - the conservative Eighth Circuit - suggesting that perhaps the extremely compelling facts alleged in this case left at least six of these judges with no alternative. ACSblog reported on the case last spring and outlined some of the constitutional, international human rights and public health arguments against shackling pregnant inmates.
Shawanna Nelson, an African-American woman, was incarcerated for the non-violent offenses of credit card fraud and "hot checks." When she went into labor, a corrections officer shackled Ms. Nelson's ankles to opposite sides of her hospital bed throughout the majority of active labor, allegedly causing serious injury, despite recognition that Ms. Nelson was not a flight risk.
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www.acslaw.org/node/14362
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| 10 Oct 2009 - 17:09 | Sylvia Ramirez
sheila27ar@yahoo.com.ar
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por favor quisiera me escriban mujeres que estuvieron en prision o cocnocen a unas mujeres en prision ,estamos haciendo visitas en prisiones o contros de rehabilitacion en california,eatamos para ayudarte a encontrar la verdad... mandame mail sheila27ar@yahoo.com.ar
silvia ramirez sheila27ar@yahoo.com.ar
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| 10 Oct 2009 - 16:59 | Priscilla Wood
priscilla136@hotmail.com
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Como inmigrante en los EEUU, creo firmemente en los derechos humanos y en la necesidad que se vive hoy en dia de acatar y modificar programas migratorios mas adecuados, donde los derechos humanos sean respetados. Actualmente vivo en Los Angeles y estoy buscando organizaciones que aborden el tema de los derechos humanos especialmente los de la mujer en donde pueda tener la oportunidad de servir como voluntaria.
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* Soy bilingue y actualmente poseo una Licenciatura en Criminologia de la Universidad Internacional de la Florida.
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* Por favor dejenme saber si tienen vacantes para volutariado en Los Angeles.
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* Priscilla Wood
Priscilla Wood priscilla136@hotmail.com
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| 10 Oct 2009 - 11:07 | Vivir Latino
URL: vivirlatino.com/2009/09/30/the-story-of- . . .
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Powerful Video 7 minutes
The Story of Angeline Hassell : The Double Victimization of Survivor’s of Domestic Violence
By Maegan la Mamita Mala ·
Angeline’s story isn’t new to us here at VivirLatino. Her struggle to assert her mami rights and her struggle against violence perpetuated first by her partner than by the family court system here in NYC is something I’ve posted on before.
Here’s Angeline, in her own words, with her own voice speaking about domestic violence and not from a place of theory but from her own personal experience. Angeline goes back to court here in Queens, NYC on October 19th
see, and leave a comment
vivirlatino.com/2009/09/30/the-story-of-angeline-hassell-the-double-victimization-of-survivors-of-domestic-violence.php
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| 10 Oct 2009 - 10:51 | Mujeres en Puerto Rico
mujeres.vrt@gmail.com
URL: mujeresenpr.blogspot.com/2009_10_01_arch . . .
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Mujeres en Puerto Rico
Espacio de discusión, reflexión y acción para visibilizar las causas de las mujeres en nuestro país y evidenciar la importancia de la equidad de género para lograr un Puerto Rico mejor. mujeres.vrt@gmail.com
sitio del internet
mujeresenpr.blogspot.com/2009_10_01_archive.html
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| 10 Oct 2009 - 10:22 | ANred
URL: www.anred.org/article.php3?id_article=31 . . .
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Fotos y Cobertura de la Marcha...
Día por el Derecho al Aborto de las mujeres de América Latina y el Caribe
¡Ni una muerta más por aborto clandestino!
El lunes 28 de septiembre se realizó en Buenos Aires la marcha por la despenalización del aborto. Mujeres y hombre de organizaciones feministas, sociales, estudiantiles y políticas marcharon desde Plaza de Mayo hasta Plaza Congreso, para pedir en Argentina por el Aborto Legal, Seguro y Gratuito.
Fotos y Cobertura
www.anred.org/article.php3?id_article=3172
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| 10 Oct 2009 - 09:05 | Agencia de Noticias Red Accion
URL: www.anred.org/article.php3?id_article=31 . . .
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RNMA: Cobertura especial Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres en Tucumán
La Red Nacional de Medios Alternativos desplegará este fin de semana una cobertura especial XXIV Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres Tucumán 2009. Los días 10, 11 y 12 de octubre invitamos a seguir todo el desarrollo del mismo a través de www.rnma.org.ar y por los distintos medios que integran la red. Grilla Completa de la cobertura.
la cobertura...
www.anred.org/article.php3?id_article=3182
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| 10 Oct 2009 - 08:54 | Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
URL: www.afghanwomensmission.org/cgi-bin/cal/ . . .
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Afghan Women Resist Occupation and Fundamentalism - RAWA Tour USA 2009
A nation-wide tour of Zoya, a member of RAWA in October 2009, exactly 8 years after the start of the US war.
Afghan Women's Mission is pleased to announce a nation-wide tour of Zoya, a member of RAWA in October 2009, exactly 8 years after the start of the US war. Zoya will share the message of RAWA in New York, Washington DC, Boston, Iowa, Los Angeles, Berkeley, and San Francisco.
Click here for a detailed calendar of events.
www.afghanwomensmission.org/cgi-bin/cal/calendar.pl?view=Month&event_id=232&month=10
About Zoya
Twenty eight year old Zoya is a member of RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan. Like many RAWA members, Zoya has witnessed and endured more tragedy and terror than most people do in a lifetime. Zoya grew up during the wars that ravaged Afghanistan and was robbed of her mother and father when they were murdered by fundamentalists - Zoya was only fourteen. Devastated by so much death and destruction, she fled Kabul with her grandmother and started a new life in exile in Pakistan. After attending a school funded by RAWA, she joined the underground women's organization and continues their work resisting fundamentalism and war today. Zoya has traveled across the world speaking about her experiences and the work of RAWA.
Because RAWA is an underground organization, members like Zoya do not reveal their real identity for fear of being persecuted.
"The message of RAWA to freedom-loving people is to support the democratic organizations of Afghanistan. Freedom, democracy and justice cannot be enforced at gunpoint by a foreign country; they are the values that can be achieved only by our people and democracy-loving forces through a hard, decisive and long struggle." -- Zoya in a June 2009 interview with Elsa Rassbach, after testifying to the Human Rights Commission of the German Parliament
see calendar of events...
www.afghanwomensmission.org/cgi-bin/cal/calendar.pl?view=Month&event_id=232&month=10
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| 10 Oct 2009 - 08:47 | Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
URL: www.rawa.org
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Self-immolation of a young Afghan girl in Jawzjan province
Most of the people never ask the government officials to solve the cases of murder and violence against girls and women
Twenty five years old Shafiqa set herself on fire in Jowzjan province in Northern Afghanistan, Abdul Rahim, the chief investigator to Police department of Khanaqa said.
Self-immolation has been practiced in alarming rate by desperate Afghan women who lack access to justice and protection. (Photo: Paula Bronstein)
He added, after the incident one of the neighbors informed the police and they transferred Shafiqa, who was badly burned, to the Shebrghan (center of Jowsjan) local hospital.
Doctor Abdul Satar Paygham, the chief of Jowsjan public health considered her health condition critical and said that her burn is sixty percent.
The chief investigator of Khanaqa says that Shafiqa has lost her parents years before and according to her neighbors she has been beaten by her brothers consistently.
He added that the incident is under investigation and yet the real reason of the suicide is not specified.
The two brothers of Shafiqa who were present in the public health of Jawsjan refused to talk.
Zahra Areeb the director of Jawsjan Women's Affairs condemning any type of violence against girls and women says that during the current year five girls and women has committed suicide in this province but they have been treated in the hospital and have survived after the suicide.
According to Ms Areeb, domestic violence, mistreatment of the families and bounding girls and women inside the houses are the factors of self-immolation.
Maghferat 'Samimi' the in charge of Human Rights Commission in Jowsjan, Faryab and Sarpul, condemning violence against Shafiqa said that the incidents of sexual abuse and self-immolation is more than the figures that a number of organizations and government officials in these three provinces report.
Samimi added: Most of the people never ask the government officials to solve the cases of murder and violence against girls and women as they see the the weakness and corruption of government officials and police to interrogate their problems.
Although Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission has not published the exact number of violence against women this year, but according to their information, in year 2008 the number of violence against women was recorded as 2000 cases, which was comprised of 77 rape cases.
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| 09 Oct 2009 - 11:13 | Halle Berry
URL: www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=177235 . . .
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Girls Are Not For Sale: From Halle Berry - She is my daughterGirls Are Not For Sale's Notes
From Halle Berry -
She is my daughter
MESSAGE FROM HALLE BERRY
October 1, 2009
Dear GEMS Friends,
Being a girl isn't easy.
Today in New York City, a girl will flee an abusive home, only to be approached by a pimp-trafficker who will promise her love and protection. He will not deliver on these promises. Instead, he will assault and degrade her, and later sell her repeatedly to johns.
I have never met this girl, but she is my daughter.
In Houston, a girl trafficked and sold by a pimp will be arrested. Most likely, she will not be viewed as a victim of child sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. She will be deemed a 'teen prostitute' and sent to jail. It will devastate her but she will have no one to tell her she is loved, that she will be okay, that she is not to blame.
She is my daughter.
In Chicago, a girl will have her picture taken and posted on a popular social networking site, a virtual marketplace for johns interested in buying very young girls. Her pimp will force her to meet these johns in motels and brothels and apartments around the city, and will punish her mercilessly if she refuses.
She is my daughter.
And in my hometown of Cleveland, a girl will arrive in an emergency room with extensive injuries resulting from a brutal assault by a john. The doctors may treat her, but it's possible they will not have the training to identify her as a victim and connect her with services that can help her heal from her physical and emotional trauma.
She is my daughter.
Across the nation, between 100,000 and 300,000 American children are at risk for child sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. In most cases, resources do not exist to care for them, help them heal, advocate for them in the courts, and empower them to reach their full potential. That's why I am a member of The Council of Daughters, a new national network launched by GEMS to mobilize women and girls to encourage stronger legislation, better services, increased community awareness, and real social change to protect and empower girls who have been trafficked as they fight to recover from their exploitation.
The Council of Daughters is a core part of GEMS' Girls Are Not for Sale Campaign, and I encourage you to join us. Imagine what we can accomplish if millions of women band together to fight for the needs of girls at the national and local level. Imagine the power we can wield if we all agree that every girl in America deserves the right to grow up and live her dreams. Imagine the enormous change that is possible if we each commit to a simple pledge: Every girl is my daughter and I will do whatever I can, whenever I can, to protect the girls I know and the girls I may never meet.
Together, we can ensure that girls are educated and empowered to know their self-worth and beauty. We can demand that service providers, doctors, educators and police officers are informed and prepared to respond to the needs of children who have been victimized. We can ensure that comprehensive recovery services are available in all 50 states. We can help young survivors rise to the forefront of a nation-wide movement to end child sex trafficking in America. We can build a nation where girls are celebrated, not sold.
I need you to do three things for me today. First, if you haven't seen it yet, I want you to watch the GEMS film Very Young Girls to learn just how much girls in recovery need our support. The film is available online and on DVD at Netflix. Watch it this week or accept GEMS' One2One Challenge and share it with a friend on our National Viewing Night on October 17th.
Go to GEMS One2One Challenge page:
http://bit.ly/one2one
Second, I encourage you to donate $10, $25, $50 or any amount to support the GEMS Girls Fund. Inspire a friend by inviting them over to watch the film with you on October 17th and make a donation to GEMS in honor of this friend. Any amount is a gift.
Go to GEMS Facebook Causes page to donate:
http://apps.facebook.com/causes /29463/60530330?fb_page_id=74771361055&m =6d54c0aa
And finally, if you are not already a member, I want you to join me on The Council of Daughters by visiting http://councilofdaughters.ning.com.
I know we can do this. I know we can change the world for girls.
Love Always,
Halle
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| 09 Oct 2009 - 11:05 | Feminist Law Professor Blog
URL: www.feministlawprofessors.com
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CFP – Law, Gender & Citizenship: Contemporary Issues for American Indians and American Immigrants
The Wisconsin Journal of
Law, Gender & Society
Announces its 2010 Symposium:
Law, Gender and Citizenship:
Contemporary Issues for American Indians and American Immigrants
March 5, 2010
University of Wisconsin Law School
Madison, Wisconsin
The student editors of the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society seek original scholarship, from both scholars and practitioners, that addresses the intersections of law and gender in the daily lives of two populations, each of which occupies a unique space in American law: American Indians and Immigrants. Interested parties should send an abstract to WJLGS.Symposium@gmail.com by November 15, 2009. Those selected for the Symposium will be notified in early January 2010. The Journal’s Symposium issue will be published in Winter 2010.
Questions can be addressed to Symposium Editor Dan Lewerenz, danlewerenz@gmail.com, or Deputy Symposium Editor Kate Frigo, kate.frigo@gmail.com.
More from Feminist Law Professors Blog
www.feministlawprofessors.com
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| 09 Oct 2009 - 09:51 | CIMAC noticias
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/09100806-Matr . . .
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ODM no se cumplirán si se descuida a la niñez
Matrimonio precoz, embarazo temprano y ablación, violencia contra niñas en el mundo
Por Kerstin Bognar
México DF, 8 oct 09 (CIMAC).- Alrededor 70 millones de niñas y mujeres de entre 15 y 49 años han sufrido la ablación o mutilación femenina, más de una tercera parte de las mujeres entre 20 y 24 años en los países en desarrollo ya están casadas o viven en pareja a los 18 años y en América Latina, el 25 por ciento de las mujeres en el mismo rango de edad se casaron prematuramente, reportó del Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (UNICEF).
Así lo dio a conocer este organismo en el informe “Progreso para la infancia: Un balance sobre la protección de la niñez”, presentado esta semana en Tokio, por la directora ejecutiva de UNICEF, Ann M. Veneman.
De acuerdo al documento, en Nigeria, Chad, Malí, Bangladesh, Guinea y la República Centroafricana entre el 60 y el 75 por ciento de las mujeres de 20 a 24 años se casaron en la infancia, mientras que en América Latina, el 25 por ciento de las mujeres en el mismo rango de edad se casaron prematuramente.
ABLACIÓN O MUTILACIÓN GENITAL FEMENINA
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www.cimacnoticias.com/site/09100806-Matrimonio-precoz.39585.0.html
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| 09 Oct 2009 - 09:37 | Association for Women's Rights in Development
URL: www.awid.org/eng/Issues-and-Analysis/Iss . . .
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Uniting Money, Ideas and Action: The Unique Role of Women's Funds
A review of Accelerating Change for Women and Girls: The Role of Women's Funds, a report by the Foundation Center and the Women's Funding Network. The report highlights the crucial role that women's funds play in advancing women's rights.
By Kathambi Kinoti
Women’s funds are uniquely situated on the funding landscape. They provide invaluable resources for women’s rights work, help raise the profile of emerging women’s rights issues, and are part of women’s movements.
Accelerating Change for Women and Girls: The Role of Women’s Funds, a report of a survey by the Foundation Center and the Women's Funding Network shows how significant the work of women’s funds is. Although the amount of money that women’s funds give is on the whole far less than what large foundations give for women and girls, the impact of their work is far greater. Women’s funds are in effect, the report says, “punching above their weight.” While their grants may seem relatively small, their impact is disproportionate because of their focus on women-led solutions and women as central actors in development. They wield their influence broadly; from grassroots engagement to international level advocacy. In the words of the authors, they "unite money, ideas and action to create lasting change for women and girls, their families and communities."
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www.awid.org/eng/Issues-and-Analysis/Issues-and-Analysis/Review-of-Accelerating-Change-The-Role-of-Women-s-Funds
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| 09 Oct 2009 - 09:23 | Argenpress
URL: www.argenpress.info/2009/09/guatemala-so . . .
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Guatemala: Someten a esclavitud a niños y niñas guatemaltecos en México
José Pelicó Pérez (CERIGUA)
Niños y niñas de Guatemala son comprados en este país y llevados a varias ciudades de Chiapas, México, para someterlos a actividades inhumanas y de acuerdo a sus capacidades físicas.
La Auxiliatura de la Procuraduría de los Derechos Humanos de Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango, con jurisdicción en el sur y la fronteriza marquense con territorio mexicano, iniciará la verificación de la denuncia y se formularán las respectivas recomendaciones a las autoridades guatemaltecas.
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www.argenpress.info/2009/09/guatemala-someten-esclavitud-ninos-y.html
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| 08 Oct 2009 - 13:48 | CEPLAES
ceplaes@andinanet.net
URL: 190.152.119.247/AccesoJusticia/IDRC%20ta . . .
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Access to Justice for Women in Situations of Violence: A Comparative Study of Women's Police Stations in Latin America
(see attached presentation by the project's regional coordinator)
Access to Justice for Women in Situations of Violence
October 20-21, 2009
Quito, Ecuador
The purpose of the regional forum is to present the results of the
comparative study on Women’s Police Stations carried out in Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Peru regarding access to justice for women in situations of
violence and the exercise and respect for their rights, in order to make
proposals for the improvement of public policy in this sector. The research
project has been financed by the International Development Research Centre
(IDRC Canada).
Research project: The objective is to carry out a comparative study on
Women’s Police Stations in Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Peru regarding
access to justice of women facing violence and the exercise and respect for
their rights, in order to make proposals for the improvement of public
policy in this sector. It focuses on the specialized police stations for
women (WPS), examining and comparing their successes and weaknesses.
Research was done in the four Latin American countries with the most
developed WPS. It comprised an initial mapping of the models, followed by
components focused on: users; the WPS and police; and other criminal justice
sector operators, other service providers, advocates, and donors. A gendered
analytical framework was used which places WPS users in the centre in order
to examine questions regarding women’s citizenship and access to justice.
Throughout the project we consulted with stakeholders from the WPS and the
women’s movement. The products of the research include national and regional
forums, national and regional publications, and a website. The research
results address the following: women’s experiences seeking access to justice
and an end to violence in their lives; states’ due diligence in complying
with pertinent national laws and international conventions and women’s
improved access to justice and exercise of their rights by presenting the
models; women’s and WPS operators’ conceptions of access to justice;,
promising practices, and limitations/problems; and making proposals and
recommendations for improvement. They will contribute to strengthening
public policy and advocacy on these issues as well as horizontal learning
and coordination among stakeholders and capacity building.
Lead Institution and Partner Research Centre (Ecuador) CEPLAES – Centro de
Planificación y Estudios Sociales
For further information, please visit CEPLAES
(http://190.152.119.247/AccesoJ usticia/index.html)
Or contact: ceplaes@andinanet.net
“Access to Justice for Women Survivors of Violence in Latin America:
Concepts, Paths, and Outcomes”
Presentation by Nadine Jubb, Regional Coordinator
“Access to Justice for Women Survivors of Violence: A Comparative Study of
Women’s Police Stations in Latin America”
190.152.119.247/AccesoJusticia/IDRC%20talk%202009.10.27%20FINAL.pdf
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| 08 Oct 2009 - 13:10 | Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network
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Franken Amendment Significant Step In Ending Military Culture Of Impunity That Allows Violence Against Women But Much More Is Needed Oct. 7
Yesterday, by a 68-30 vote, the U.S. Senate passed Senator Al Franken’s amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill (Amendment 2588) that, according to Stop Family Violence, prevents the Defense Department from using contractors that require, “mandatory employment arbitration of employment discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual assault claims”. Franken’s amendment was a response to cases such as that of Jamie Leigh Jones who was raped by fellow employees of Halliburton while serving in Iraq and then told she could not take her case to court but had to pursue her allegations through her employment contract’s binding arbitration clause.
According to the Houston Chronicle, among those who opposed the bill, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said that, “the Defense Department did not want it. He said it would invalidate due process rights of employers and employees and arbitration can be better and less expensive for employees.” How Sen. Sessions concludes that preventing criminal charges in human rights cases is a denial of due process is baffling, to say the least.
Unfortunately, Franken’s amendment only addresses a small part of the continuing blatant disregard for women’s human rights as a result of U.S. military actions
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www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/10/07/franken-amendment-significant-step-in-ending-military-culture-of-impunity-that-allows-violence-against-women-but-much-more-is-needed/
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| 08 Oct 2009 - 12:53 | Refugee Council
URL: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/Resources/Refu . . .
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Refugee and Asylum Seeking Women Affected by Rape or Sexual Violence: a Literature Review (pdf)
Refugee Council
"The review summarizes the learning from the Refugee Council Vulnerable Women’s Project and situates that learning within the wider context of what is known about rape and sexual violence. It provides a summary of evidence that is available about the prevalence of sexual violence against refugee women, and about access to justice in some of the countries from which the Project’s clients have fled."
see...
www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/Resources/Refugee%20Council/downloads/researchreports/RC%20VWP-report-web.pdf
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| 08 Oct 2009 - 12:35 | Violence Against Women Net
URL: new.vawnet.org/category/index_pages.php? . . .
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Immigrant Women and Sexual Violence
A collection of documents that highlight the common experiences of immigrant women who are victims of sexual violence, the legal protections and public benefits available, and practices and suggestions for increasing the effectiveness of services provided to immigrant women. Also included are resources and tools for immigrant women and service providers who assist them, such as advocates, lawyers, and medical professionals.
see...
new.vawnet.org/category/index_pages.php?category_id=891
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| 07 Oct 2009 - 08:46 | ANDREA
ANDREA_AYB_DRIPI@HOTMAIL.COM
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hola
soi una victima mas de abusos sexuales pero no estoi aqui para contar mi historia... estoi aqui para poder aportar mi ayuda a aquellas victimas que lo necesitan. estoi dispuesta a colaborar en todo. gracias
andrea ANDREA_AYB_DRIPI@HOTMAIL.COM
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| 07 Oct 2009 - 08:40 | SHARE Central
URL: shareinc.wordpress.com/
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Commemoration of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
Ottawa, Ontario (October 4, 2009) – The following statement was released by the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice, the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, the Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of Public Safety and the Honourable Helena Guergis, Minister of State (Status of Women), on the occasion of the 4th annual Sisters in Spirit vigil:
“On the occasion of this fourth annual Sisters in Spirit vigil, the Government of Canada reiterates its commitment to protecting and advancing the equality of Aboriginal women and girls.
Today, Canadians from across the country will gather to honour the lives of the many Aboriginal women and girls who are missing, and offer support to their families who bear the terrible burden of grief. As a nation, we cannot stand by while over five hundred Aboriginal mothers, sisters, daughters, and aunties have been taken so violently from us.
Ending this type of violence and bringing to justice those who have committed crimes is a shared responsibility of all levels of government as well as law enforcement agencies, the justice system, and civil society. We will continue to work together with Aboriginal organizations, provinces and territories, to protect the rights, freedoms and safety of Aboriginal women and girls.
We also wish to commend the Native Women’s Association of Canada for the work they have done through their Sisters in Spirit initiative. Through its tireless work, NWAC has contributed to our understanding of the extent and nature of violence against Aboriginal women and girls. Together, we have undertaken activities aimed at verifying the actual number of missing and murdered women, understanding the root causes of racially and sexually based violence.
We urge all Canadians to take a moment today to reflect on this grave injustice and the ways we can collectively fight against it. Together, we can make a difference and put an end to the violence against Aboriginal women and girls.”
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| 07 Oct 2009 - 08:11 | California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
ena.clrj@gmail.com
URL: www.californialatinas.org
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Research Brief:
Making the Case for California Latinas' Reproductive Health and
Justice Policy
What are some of the most pressing reproductive health and justice issues for California
Latinas? Does existing research address their needs and views? Is the research
accessible and community-driven?
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) is proud to release its new Policy
Research Brief, Making the Case for California Latinas' Reproductive Health and
Justice Policy, to answer these and other questions.
CLRJ invites you to download Making the Case at:
www.californialatinas.org
Please Join us for our Webinar!
If you would like to hear more about the critical roles that advocates and community
members play in framing research initiatives and how to improve and promote community-based participatory research, please join our Webinar on:
Thursday October 22, 2009, 11:00 a.m. to noon PT.
Please register by October 19, 2009 at:
Webinar
"Making the Case for California Latinas' Reproductive Health and Justice Policy"
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"Lack of information is the biggest oppressive cloud and perpetuates a lot of issues
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California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) is a statewide policy and advocacy
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| 07 Oct 2009 - 08:01 | Casa de Encuentro
URL: www.anred.org/article.php3?id_article=31 . . .
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Radio abierta contra la trata de personas
Durante la tarde del 5 octubre, movimientos sociales, organizaciones de mujeres y feministas que exigen la aparición de las 620 mujeres y niñas que continúan desaparecidas en democracia realizaron un nuevo encuentro en las veredas del Congreso Nacional que incluyó una radio abierta y la junta de firmas de los transeúntes para lograr que la trata sea rotulada como delito de lesa humanidad
mas....
www.anred.org/article.php3?id_article=3179
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| 07 Oct 2009 - 07:48 | Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
URL: /www.wscadv.org/employment.cfm.
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Job opening - immigrant & refugee DV services & social change
The Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence has a job opening for our Crossing Borders project. To apply, see/www.wscadv.org/employment.cfm.
Applications due Friday, November 2.
Position: Crossing Borders Program Specialist
Reports to: Crossing Borders Program Coordinator
Compensation: $42,000 annually, based on a 35-hour week, plus benefits
Location: Seattle or Olympia (negotiable)
The mission of the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence is to end domestic violence through advocacy and action for social change. The Program Specialist is an integral part of an agency team committed to culturally competent programming. The team approach facilitates the sharing of power and responsibilities across positions and reflects the Coalition's commitment to inclusion and leadership development.
This position is responsible for assisting in the visioning, planning, implementation and evaluation of the Coalition's Crossing Borders project. Specifically, this position will enhance shelter and community-based responses to immigrant, refugee and migrant survivors of domestic violence and will facilitate partnerships in selected communities. This position will build shared leadership among immigrant, refugee and migrant communities, domestic violence agencies, grassroots groups, and survivors. This is a grant-funded position which involves significant overnight travel.
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| 06 Oct 2009 - 08:26 | Pagina 12, Argentina
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Martes, 6 de octubre de 2009
SOCIEDAD > VEINTE CHICAS INDIGENAS RESCATADAS DE LA TRATA
Una banda que remataba mujeres
Veinte mujeres indígenas, algunas de ellas menores de edad, fueron rescatadas de una red de trata de personas, mientras doce personas fueron detenidas, acusadas de integrar una organización que mediante engaños las llevó desde el Chaco a distintos puntos del país, donde eran encerradas, castigadas y obligadas a prostituirse.
Las mujeres, todas jóvenes y muchas de ellas adolescentes, "son en su mayoría de la comunidad toba, analfabetas y extremadamente humildes", dijo el comisario Jorge Fernández de la Policía Federal, quien encabezó los procedimientos. El comisario dijo que las chicas "eran rematadas entre los proxenetas por valores de entre 300 y 500 pesos".
La organización delictiva fue desbaratada en las últimas horas por la Policía Federal en un amplio operativo que incluyó allanamientos simultáneos en las provincias de Chaco, Córdoba, Buenos Aires y Santa Cruz, donde las jóvenes eran mantenidas en cautiverio y sometidas a explotación sexual.
Durante los procedimientos, realizados por detectives de la División Trata de Personas de la Superintendencia de Investigaciones Federales, por orden de la Justicia federal de Roque Sáenz Peña, fueron secuestrados diversos elementos que involucran a los detenidos en una red de trata de personas.
La investigación comenzó hace siete meses, en relación con la situación de dos de las jóvenes ahora liberadas. Cada uno de los componentes de la red cumplía un rol específico: había captadores, pasadores, transportadores, colocadores y "ablandadores", es decir, encargados de violar a las víctimas para quebrarles la voluntad y someterlas.
Las víctimas eran trasladadas a distintos puntos del país, donde las encerraban en alojamientos precarios, enrejados por dentro y por fuera, separadas en boxes en condiciones de hacinamiento, donde debían dormir, comer y hacer sus necesidades fisiológicas.
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| 06 Oct 2009 - 08:13 | LuFeCa
URL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2EaKE3HcII
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Mujeres de Guatemala
Feminicidios Impunes
Video de 5 minutos
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2EaKE3HcII
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| 06 Oct 2009 - 08:02 | Peace4theMissing
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"NO ARBITRATION FOR RAPE in DoD CONTRACTS" Please contact your senator ASAP as the vote is tomorrow !!
No Arbitration for Rape in DoD contracts
Jamie Leigh Jones, a former employee of Halliburton/KBR was viciously assaulted, gang raped, and sexually harassed by her co-workers while working for Halliburton/KBR in Iraq.
After reporting the incident to her employers, Halliburton confined her in a shipping container and prevented her from contacting her family. She was rescued by 2 agents from the US Embassy and brought home.
When she tried to sue Halliburton/KBR for the harm she endured she learned that her employment contract required her to go to binding arbitration instead of court.
In arbitration, there is no public record nor transcript of the proceedings, meaning that Jones' claims would not be heard before a judge and jury. Rather, a private arbitrator would decide Jones' case.
Frequently, the arbitration hearing officers are hired by the corporation. In recent testimony before Congress, employment lawyer Cathy Ventrell-Monsees said that Halliburton won more than 80 percent of arbitration proceedings brought against it.
Mandatory binding arbitration allows corporations to systematically deny workers their civil rights and then escape public accountability for these actions because forced arbitration is a secret process operated by private companies who are accountable to no one.
Because the proceedings are secret, a pattern of problems will never become known.
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) has introduced an amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations bill (Amendment number 2588) that will be brought for a vote tomorrow, Tuesday Oct 6. (see sidebar for additional information)
This amendment will prevent defense contractors from requiring mandatory employment arbitration of employment discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual assault claims.
The government shouldn’t let these women be victimized twice—first by being raped or assaulted in their workplace, and then by being denied the right to have their day in court.
ACT NOW! Contact your senators to urge them to vote YES for Senate Amendment 2588.
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| 06 Oct 2009 - 07:40 | Amecopress
URL: www.amecopress.net/spip.php?article2564
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II Jornadas Internacionales Sobre la Explotación Sexual de las Mujeres
“Agresores que no clientes, víctimas que no prostitutas”
Solicitan a las Instituciones que no inserten publicidad institucional en la prensa que publica anuncios de “sexo”
Barcelona, Lunes 5 de octubre de 2009, por Petra Cristian
Barcelona, 5 octubre 09. AmecoPress.- “La prostitución es una forma de Violencia contra las mujeres que nos afecta a todas las personas, y que pone en cuestión la lucha por la igualdad”, Esta ha sido una de las conclusiones de la mesa de inauguración de las II Jornadas internacionales sobre la Explotación Sexual de las Mujeres, organizadas por Comisión para la Investigación de Malos Tratos a Mujeres, que se han llevado a cabo durante los días 2 y 3 de octubre en Barcelona, con motivo del día Internacional contra la esclavitud Sexual y la Trata de Personas.
A lo largo de las diferentes intervenciones en las distintas mesas se ha concluido que la prostitución no es un problema de orden público. Es necesario denunciar que no es casual ni inocente el aumento de la cantidad de mujeres que se prostituyen en las calles
continua...
www.amecopress.net/spip.php?article2564
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| 05 Oct 2009 - 09:34 | Women's enews
URL: www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/ . . .
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scroll down article for Video of march, and some wonderful, encouraging statements from young men......
'Brides' March' Marries Itself to Quest for Safety
By Rita Henley Jensen
WeNews editor in chief
The Brides' March in northern Manhattan is in its ninth year of commemorating the slaying of Gladys Ricart on her wedding day. Rita Henley Jensen says she joined the event to express sadness about two recent headline murders in her neighborhood.
Continues...
www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/4157
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| 05 Oct 2009 - 08:42 | Dones Compromeses
URL: donescompromeses.blogspot.com/
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domingo 4 de octubre de 2009
Carta abierta a los "puteros"
Los puteros son el Factor D en esta ecuación tan complicada como es la problemática de la prostitución. De ellos depende alcanzar el éxito y vencer a las mafias, al crimen organizado que mercadea con cuerpos humanos desde la esclavitud más severa que jamás hayamos conocido y en pleno siglo XXI para más inri….
continua...
donescompromeses.blogspot.com/
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| 05 Oct 2009 - 08:16 | Cristina Ponce, INADI
entrerios@inadi.gov.ar
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GACETILLA DE PRENSA, SOLICITAMOS SU DIFUSIÓN
5º feminicidio en Entre Ríos, Silvia Grandolio murió apuñalada por su pareja
El FORO POR LOS DERECHOS DE LAS MUJERES repudia un nuevo feminicidio en Entre Rios. En la ciudad de Paraná, murió Silvia Grandolio apuñalada por su pareja.
Pero también vuelve a reclamar a las autoridades policiales, judiciales y del ejecutivo, a los/las periodistas y medios de comunicación que ante los
crímenes de odio contra las mujeres, los refieran como feminicidos, para no seguir profundizando aun mas la indefensión en que se encuentra las mujeres en situación de violencia de familiar, porque el agresor busca la muerte únicamente de esa mujer que esta con él.
Es necesario identificar claramente estos crímenes contra las mujeres, cuya causa es la violencia de género, no se trata de una muerte producto de un robo o un secuestro seguido de muerte para obtener dinero. Los feminicidios en realidad son precedidos por una relación de violencia, donde el agresor ha sometido a su pareja a malos tratos durante años, muchas mujeres viven aterradas por las amenazas y golpes que reciben de la persona que dice quererla. Por ese motivo no podemos invisibilizar las verdaderas causas de tan trágica muerte que sufrió Silvia Grandolio, la verdad es que se cometió un nuevo femenicido esta vez contra Silvia Grandolio, por ser mujer víctima de violencia de género.
Erradicar las violencias contra las mujeres, para evitar que sigan muriendo los casos extremos, debe ser un compromiso de todas las personas e instituciones civiles y estales.
A continuación, actualizamos la nómina de los feminicidios ocurridos en Entre Ríos en el año 2009, nuestra fuente son los medios de comunicación locales.
AÑO 2009 - FEMINICIDIOS EN ENTRE RÍOS
21-1-09 - PRONUNCIAMIENTO - Concepción del Uruguay - Entre Ríos
Víctima: DIANA ELIZABET PIRIZ - 18 años
Asesino: Su hermano José Omar Piriz - 34 años -Jornalero
Método de muerte: Estrangulamiento
9-04-09 - CRESPO - Entre Ríos
Víctima: ROMINA ARÉVALO - 28 años - 1 hijo de 4 años
Asesino: Su esposo Miguel Angel Medrano - 28 Años.
Método de muerte: Apuñalada en cuello, pecho y abdomen
16-04-09 - CONCORDIA - Entre Ríos
Víctima: MARÍA LUQUE - 3 HIJOS
Asesino: Su esposo MIGUEL PAEZ, luego se suicidó.
Método de muerte: un balazo en la cabeza.
30-09-09 PARANÁ - Entre Ríos
Victima: SILVIA GRANDOLIO
Asesino: su pareja NAHUEL FURLAN
Método de muerte: 30 apuñaladas con una cuchilla de carnicero, el arma mortal quedó incrustada en el cuello de la victima
INFANTICIDIO RELACIONADO CON FEMINICIDIO
14-04-09 Concordia- Entre Ríos
Víctima: Niño de 8 años.
Asesino: Para hacerle daño a la mamá, lo mató su padre Gabriel Sclavi, de 28 años, luego se suicidó.
Método de muerte: golpes que provocaron la fractura de los maxilares y luego mecanismos de asfixia
BASTA DE VIOLENCIA CONTRA LA MUJER
* Servicios de atención y contención a las víctimas de la violencia doméstica
* Aplicación de la Ley de Protección integral para prevenir, sancionar y erradicar la violencia contra las mujeres en los ámbitos en que desarrollen sus relaciones interpersonales, ley de Orden público Nº 26.485 de aplicación en todo el territorio de la República Argentina.( Art. 1)
Paraná, 4 de octubre de 2009
Cristina Ponce
Delegada en Entre Ríos del INADI
Gracias por su atenta lectura
El INADI tiene a disposición la línea telefónica gratuita 0-800-999-2345 durante las 24 horas para brindar un servicio de asesoramiento sobre actos de discriminación.
INADI / Entre Ríos: 25 de Mayo 114 - Paraná - CP 3100 - Teléfono 0343- 4232034
e mail entrerios@inadi.gov.ar
Instituto Nacional contra la Discriminación, la Xenofobia y el Racismo
Ministerio de Justicia, Seguridad y Derechos Humanos
www.inadi.gov.ar
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